July 26, 2008
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If you’ve closely watched John McCain over the years, it becomes clear
he employs situational ethics when it comes to campaign tactics. He
likes to talk about honor, integrity, and civil discourse, but he’s
perfectly willing to bend the truth or engage in cheap mudslinging if
it suits his political purposes. There appears to be no consistent
logic of what constitutes vigorous but fair campaigning versus uncivil,
dishonorable campaigning except that if it’s done by McCain or a friend
of McCain, it’s the former, and if it’s done by his opponent,
particularly someone he doesn’t like or know very well (e.g. Romney) it’s the
latter.
